Life in Dalat over 100 years ago

Dalat was discovered by doctor Alexandre Yersin (a Frenchman originally from Switzerland) over 120 years ago. At that time, it was only the residence of most of the Lach people (a branch of the Co Ho ethnic group).

Yersin's three expeditions to the Lang Biang Plateau. In the second phase in 1893, Yersin left Bien Hoa for Di Linh (Lam Dong), then went to Lang Biang and found the current Dalat city.

Doctor Yersin's expedition to Lang Biang in 1893. In his diary dated June 21, 1893, Yersin recorded several villages of the D'Lat ethnic group (Lach people).

A corner of the indigenous ethnic village of Lang Biang Plateau when the doctor discovered it in 1893.

The stilt house of the Co Ho people in the late 19th century, a typical house of the mountain ethnic groups in Vietnam, is still in use today.

Lang Biang, in the early 20th century, was still very wild at that time. Now, this mountain has become a famous tourist attraction in the Lac Duong district of Lam Dong province.

The scene of the "buffalo stabbing" ceremony in Dan Kia village (at the foot of Lang Biang) in 1905. This is an identical festival of the Central Highlands people.

The luggage of the indigenous people during hunting.

And the hunting scene of indigenous men in ancient Dalat.

The ethnic village of Prenn Pass (Dalat) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

In the past, Co Ho men and women used to take ivory or bamboo as earrings.

Elephants were used to transport goods to Dalat in the early 20th century. Before the French transformed it into a resort town, the whole place was still very deserted and unspoiled.

Co Ho people sent sedges to the village. Sedge weaving is one of the traditional activities of the indigenous people in this area.

The Dalat development plan by architect Ernest Hébrard was made in August 1923. According to the project, Dalat was built according to the principles of a “garden city”, which would be a resort city. Until now, the development of Dalat is almost based on the planning projects of nearly 100 years ago.

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